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extended hiatus

Due to expanded commitments to my small press, I've been forced to cut down on some other projects. I would be delighted if someone else came forward to carry on this blog. Meanwhile, I hope some of the links and contacts herein are of some use.

-RM

1/1/08

CFS: Allegheny River Watershed Anthology

Call for submissions: Allegheny River Watershed AnthologyEditors: Helen Ruggieri and Linda UnderhillSubmission deadline: January 31, 2008GUIDELINES: We are looking for poems and short prose about the Allegheny River Watershed of New York State and Pennsylvania. Human history, natural history, personal experience - any subject that in some way connects to the watershed will be considered for the anthology.More information about the watershed, including a map of the watershed region, can be foundhere.

Send all submissions toawa@foothillspublishing.com.There is a limit of 70 lines per poem and 700 words for prose. Simultaneous submissions and previously published poetry will not be accepted. Please include a brief bio paragraph.Submissions should be sent as MSWord attachments. If not possible, send in the body of an email.Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2008. We will acknowledge receipt of your submission and respond within 60 days.

Tentative release date for the anthology is spring of 2008. Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the book as payment and will be able to purchase additional copies at a 50% discount. Linda Underhillgrew up within sight of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, PA. She has degrees in writing from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Arizona. Her collection of essays, “The Unequal Hours: Moments of Being in the Natural World,” was published by University of Georgia Press.Helen Ruggierilives two blocks from the Allegheny in Olean, NY (where the river first becomes navigable). She has an MFA from Penn State. Her book of poetry, “Glimmer Girls,” was published by Mayapple Press.FootHills Publishing has been publishing chapbooks and books of poetry since 1986.Previous anthologies includeKnocking on the Silence(the Finger Lakes of New York State), Listening to Water(Susquehanna River Watershed), and The Dire Elegies(endangered species).

PA Poets: Send your links!

Attention, PA Poets: Have awebpage? A link to some of your work that's been published online?Send it to me and I'll add it to the "PA Poets" section on this site. Be sure to include "PA Poets" in the subject line of your e-mail.